World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023; November 19th.

FORUM: ”JUSTICE.“ World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023. Traffic law enforcement, thorough investigation after a crash to find out if a crime was committed and to prevent recurrence, criminal prosecution where appropriate and civil compensation are all part of the justice system. When carried out seriously, fairly and consistently, such a system is what road crash victims who have been injured or had a family member killed as the result of someone’s law–breaking or negligence deserve and wish for, since it also represents a main factor of prevention and this would mean that lessons are learnt from their tragedies so that they may not be repeated. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #Roadsafetydecade, #RoadVictims, #WDoR2023, #19November, #RoadTrafficVictimsDay.

EVENTS: on November 19th; A webinar to observe the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023 under the theme “JUSTICE” and the slogan REMEMBER. SUPPORT. ACT will be held online. Join the upcoming worldwide events!

STATEMENTS: Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023; November 19th.

The World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims shines a light on a dark reality: every year, 1.35 million lives are cut short and 50 million more suffer life-changing injuries because of road accidents.

We must do more to avoid these entirely preventable tragedies.

The Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety – now in its third year – aims to halve road deaths by building capacities, accelerating the implementation of UN road safety conventions, raising awareness, and mobilizing resources for greater traffic safety.

This year, we also launched the Global Campaign on Road Safety which will reach 1000 cities across 80 countries. And our UN Road Safety Fund is financing action in low- and middle-income countries, where around 90 per cent of traffic casualties occur.

Urgent action remains imperative. I call on all donors to scale up much-needed financial and technical contributions. On this World Day, let us join forces to make roads safer for everyone, everywhere.

United Nations Secretary-General.

Statement by the Head of the United Nations Road Safety Collobaration on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2023.

PUBLICATIONS: Road traffic crashes injure or disable between. 20 million and 50 million people a year. — Road traffic crashes rank as the 11th leading cause of death. Read the WHO/PAHO World report on road traffic injury prevention.

CAMPAIGN: Join the “REMEMBER.ACT.SUPPORT” Campaign. During the new Decade of Action for Road Safety (2021-2030) the World Day will have the important role of helping to achieve the 50% road casualty reduction target. If you would like to receive customizable versions of any of the advocacy materials linked to the Global Plan, please contact unrsc@who.int. Get the communication materials!

International Criminal Justice Day 2013 : Statement from the ICC President

Statement from the ICC President: International Criminal Justice Day

 

 

The International Criminal Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July.

THE HAGUE, Netherland, July 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Statement from the ICC President: International Criminal Justice Day:

Fifteen years ago, on 17 July 1998, history was made. Gathered in Rome, Italy, the international community agreed on the creation of a permanent international court with a mandate to punish the perpetrators of the most inhumane crimes imaginable and to provide reparations to the victims of such acts.
By adopting the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the world embarked upon an audacious plan to create a global justice system based on international cooperation aimed at holding accountable those responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Many said that this was an impossible task, that the adversity could not be overcome. But the global justice project proved strong. The International Criminal Court (ICC) today is a vibrant, independent international organizationwith122 member states – and many more have expressed their intention to join.
With eight on-going investigations, eight preliminary examinations, and the issuance of 23 arrest warrants and nine summonses to appear, the ICC is undertaking more investigations and conducting more proceedings involving more suspects than ever before.
More than 12,000 applications for participation in proceedings as a victim and more than 9,000 applications for reparations were received. More than 5,000 victims are participating in ICC proceedings, giving them a voice in the courtroom. The Trust Fund for Victims is providing support to an estimated 80,000 victims of crimes under the ICC’s jurisdiction.
The story of the International Criminal Court gives us hope; it is proof that audacious goals can be achieved.
While we have come a long way, we cannot afford complacency. Make no mistake – the ICC faces threats today as real as ever before. There are those who seek to undermine the international justice movement, who politicise its action, who question its value, and who purport to speak for the victims it serves. There are those who refuse to cooperate, leaving more than ten ICC suspects still at large.
That is why on this day – 17 July – it is worth pausing to gather our resolve and to affirm why we must not waiver in pursuit of justice.
We do this because we recognise the power of justice to bring a measure of peace to the thousands of children, women and men who have been made victims by crimes we do not dare to imagine, who have borne suffering we cannot bear to comprehend.
We do this because we know that accountability deters crime, and that we have a duty to the future generations who deserve to live their lives free from fear.
We do this because we know that assertions of power through violence and brutality can be no way to a negotiating table, or a seat in the international community.
As expressed by many international personalities, the ICC’s presence is felt around the globe, encouraging domestic authorities to pursue accountability, pushing groups to renounce violence and embrace political solutions, and deterring leaders from the commission of grave atrocities.
Ensuring accountability is a process which we must pursue ceaselessly, and on this day, I am thankful to the people without whom justice would never persevere.
I am thankful to the victims for their endurance, support and participation. I am thankful to the witnesses who make tremendous sacrifices so that the truth can be revealed, and accountability brought to bear. I am thankful to civil society for their tireless efforts to build support and move us forward, and I am thankful to the leaders and diplomats who hear their voices, and translate their words into action.
International criminal justice is not owned by any one culture, nor driven by any one people. It is an ideal which is intensely human; it is why the International Criminal Court has been embraced across all the world’s continents.
We have travelled a long way down the path of accountability, but it is a journey which will never be complete. We see obstacles on our way, but know they will be overcome. We have always moved forward, and we take no backward steps, because our eyes are fixed on the cause, because we travel this path together, and because we do so with conviction.
I am honoured to have your company on the road.

SOURCE
International Criminal Court (ICC)